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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-01
SALVATION BY SEWERS.
"shat the System Of Drainage Has
Done for the City.
0ssh efs.Sso .Kxpended During the
Past Year-Conncctions, Etc.
msnr0e ExtoadeA.

To tho sewers, more than any other
ngency, Is Memphis indebted Tor her
present. freedom from al classes Of
epidemic diseases. Hidden from view,
the friendly PIPES perform their fuuc.
tlons faithfully and well, draining the
city Of substances calculated TO breed
derth and destruction OF health. The
introduction OF the model system came
o1ly after cootly lessons we're taught,
Involving thousa nds Of valuable liyee,
but its influence for good upon the
general prosperity and progress OF the
city is b syond estimate.
The fiat step in the direction Of
drainage was taken in January, | $50, on
Uni,n street, near Wellington Work
was rapidly pushed, aud at the end OF
four years an excallent system pre-
vailed throughout tie main portion OF
the city,
One noticeable feature Of the sretem
is the comparative absence II man
holse." This, however, was no psrt Of
the "system'- but the result OF eces.
city for close economy. The ON ,seion
was compensated for by the adoption
OF cheap and convenient means for
inspecting and gaining access to the
pipes known as hand hole, and stand
pipet. Nearly all tbs man
noles built-and some we're
absolutely essential were on the m ain
sewers. S)ms Of these are in connsc-
ton with overho~s, made necessary
ny the excessive waste OF the public
water supply, some 10 prevent the de-
post oil Wolf river mud in the water.
pipes and others TO keep thom from
ifeezlng.
The service OF the Waring system
OF sewers has been closely watched by
other ciliea since it, introduction in
Memphis, the result OF which has
been Its adoption by many OF them.
Here at least II may be Faithfully
eaid tho working has been eminently
satisfactory. The change In the a.
mospherc condition has been very
marked, and the practice OF throwing
slops en- the ground has been discon.
tinued % great extent since the sew.
srs nave sfjrded a mors conyenient
means OF di-po'al. Neither In Iemov
ing distractions, In cleansing the
main sewers, nor Ia connecting house
drains 70 the odor cisewer gas ever
observed.
The growth OF the sewers In NJ, IN.
phis during the past twelve months 10
a3 follows:
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N. q. PEARCE & CO..
orsscrs and Gotten Factors, re
Front str -.


The senior men .osr, Mr.. M. O.
Pesrce, Of the above 6rm, has been
identified with u % cotton and erocerio,
business OF tbs city for over twenty
years. Daring this time he has bad
much experience In both cotton md
groceries, nsving given his pessoasl
attention 10 both branches. This firm
has been. In the cotton iAc,orsgs bust.
mess here for several years. sesnx the
necessity Of handling groceries In con-
necti1n with cotton, to en- able them 10
meet the wants Of their customers
moro satisfactorily, they concluded 20
20 into the grocery business, which
they did last February, and have sine |.
carried full line OF all kinds OF gro.
ceries. and have ON hand now a iull
line OF new goodrs borghtst low prices,
which they are offering AZ the very
lowest MARKET p fices. This department
is presided ov'G by Nj. X. p. Wood.
son, q menb' q OF the firm. He has
had years OF experience In groceries
and is well snown a. good grocery
man. Mr.. 7 ssrce wiz give hls per.
sonal attention 10 the handling OF the
fsecy staphs, and will endeavoT, by
making goo sales, 10 retain his wide
known reputation as q good cotton
salesmsn. This hfm have their own
cotton warshouse, managed by an ex.
perienced weigher, thus enabling them
TO look alter tire interest OF their Gus
TONERS better than II they stored in Q
pubHc warehouse. Parties having cot
ton TO snip 10 this market would dc
well 10 patronage this firm.
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Ia addition 20 the grand total shove
there we're about four miles OF old or
private sewers purchased, msklng
1892 miles In oil. The financial ont
lay In this department for the year
vss $40, 768 SO.
In regard 10 the sewer on Monroe
street extended, about the stoppage OF
work on which small kick has been
made, MI. Anthony R,es saye: "Dur.
ing the past year began work on Il
with my small force OF twelve men
without consulting Preslden MADDEN.
Thelo men we're kept on the pay roll
10 make cnnnec ions, attend 10 inter.
ruptlons, breaks, etc, and whom not
employed In this line we're placed on
that tewer. Il told the citizens out
thtrs II they would awe the right OF
way, We would do the best we could
flr them, and, u possible, complete
the line. They did 90, and not one OF
them has faieed howl. Three weeks
ago, when funds dwindled 90 almoet
nothing, received instructions 30 70.
duce the force 10 Eve men, or lost
enough 10 look alter repairs. Upln
this l ordered the holes already dug
10 be closed, 20 that the plies OF dirt
would be removed, and liability 10
damage cults against the city by parties
being injured by falling into the holes
be removed. They viii be closed aud
remain ~ for many months. Tha's
all there is about IL, for We have no
money b push the work forward"
II II since learned that the East
Ead Dummy Railroad Company has
authorized MJ iehwether n com.
plee the work acrose the street at its
expense. This was done %. avoid tear.
Ing up the tracks Of thu company,
when work on this sewer line 10 again
fesumed.
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WOODS a MOODS,
Ne. asa \ ,cond sIre.,.

The shove drm Is rapidly taking
rauk with tho conetl.siay intsreste
OF the cly. They have q srge cipiial
u veuted la their business, aud nv
jldicioui management and attention
TO the wants OF the Southern ttaie.
they are buildlng up mammoth
bushes, with Yves. Tennessee. Nnrih
Alabama, Mississippi. Arkansas and
Texas. Full Of enterprise and I'M.
domitab'e energy, they loee no oppor.
tuniiy 10 extend the inaience Of THAR
house, realizing that quick falea and
small prohls" 10 the true inyardnsea1
Of success. Tbey carry Ia their nam.
moth establishment on Second stree,
and In their warehouse on JefIeaon
street, englnee, boilefs, Gins, COTTON
pressee, cotton elevators, gfitts mllla.
saw mills, machinery, Implements, haf.
neea, sadilery, carriages, buegles.
pl o ons, sprlug wegone, hEcks. delly.
ory Wagons, Sludebskor aud standard
farm wagons, Q O. They handle none
but tho best manuiaoluree, and 4
you want anything In the wav
of msei lnery not In their stock thew
will take great pleasure 10 ordering Il
for you.
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ItfIf a sons,

The wholesale boot aud shoe house
Of 1. NJ. Hill q sons Ia one OF the mcsl
substantlil and prosperous In the city.
The senior memh'f, liza NJ, Hi, has
been prominently connected In rui.
uees In Memphis for half q century.
For the past twenty-five years hrs
name has stood at the head. OF The
boot and shoe merchants, bat yesrs
before the war. while he was In the
banking business, his csplial was
largely invested with Mitchell & Terry,
shoe dealers, aud alter the war, bis
name was placed st the head Of the
hfm. Some few years thereafter the
style ri the firm was changed TO that of
Hill 4 standisb, and continued 30 un.
al last May, when Mr.. slandlsh died.
Nc. HUI then admitted his sons, WIN.
v. and Lswis 3 who had bsen reared
In tie business, as members OF the
hrm. Both OF them are model young
business men, aud stand hish la com.
merclal circles. MIR. Hin, ar, Ia as
punctuslly al his Office now Ia bis ad.
yanced yeafs as he wa \ quarter OF a
centary ago, and 10 alsaya glad 70 wei.
come his friends when they call at No.
IS Union street. Toe trade Of THIS
slauuch ffm extends throughout thIs
State, Alabams, Arkansss. Louisiana,
Mississippi, Missouri ard rexas.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-01

PuRE and wbile rs the H)Ner whose
mans Il bears are tho biscuits raised
by Lily Baking Powder
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sssgs a P.,,i,.

Tho membsu Of thia afn. In.
snggs and J. I. Pellii. have both been
"a nuhed with The grocery, cit,on
commission bntiness Il onf city inT a
loz tenn Of years, aud sfu both tho !.
cugAly posted Ia their bus.ness In an
its vah1us detsile. They occupv tie
tho tEo large and o'mmodilns ,tote.
housre, Nof. 2, 0 and s0s Front ttIe,t
and keep Ia etofo large end yaylsi
asortmsnt II ~ tefIes aud y auiat on
supplies, which they buy i1f cash. ana
are At al times prepared 10 give their
culiomers the benefit Of low price"
They have larse capital, ample f,or
6go facilities, and give their petso,al
attention 10 their business In All NJ
detalls. The gioreiy department IA
presided over by J I. Psiiii, while l.
b Susgu gives his pcrtonal tupe,vs.
ion 10 the cot on department. Tbis
6m IL prepared % nate liberal sd.
va0oemsnte on oil o1L6ignmenls, and
their large aud constantly Increasing
baeinoas 10 al evidence oi fair dealing
and prompt and careful attention 10
toe Interests ofthtir ousiomtrs.
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JOHN WALSH,
UNDERTAKER.

The oldest undertaken In the city. ]
carry q iull stock Of metallic cases and
cAste,e and wood cofiins, all gradee. |
have the finest hearse In the State, and
the only enc that stood the ground In
1873.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-01
DIVORCES.

The record only dates back to De-
cember LIST,
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q. A. Damm..a A go "a

Importers and dealers In wines, llq.
more aud cigars, 2l3 Main street THE
house carries a large stock Of the very
best quality. Orders promptly allied
and At loves, prices.
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Artistic sas rIxtures

In oil glass, polished braso aud glass,
and antique brIs,.
]. A. nAILKY A co.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-01

The number Of people who have
rued the day when frst they met
their fate is comparatively small.
summing up about $50. OF the 40
fully 30 per cent. are oolored. Cru ,itv
and desertion are the predomir .stios
causes alleged.
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THE rum OF aHMPHIs.
where memphi. obtaiss CsaI and
the Amount csssaRsd.

The question Of lue', not 70 much
from lie scarcity, but from the siaud.
point Of iroigbtagc, Is a matter Of Vi.
tai consequences 10 overy city not
surrounded by coal beds. To city
the size Of Memphis, add others Of
like and greater proportions, whore
the material for heating purposes Is
Little Falls transcript., 1887-09-23
The Duluth, Huron g. Denver.

From the Sauk Centre Herald.
The delays which unavoidably oc-
Cured in the details of the financial
affairs of Duluth, Huron & Denver road,
have been exceedingly annoying, but
to none more so than the managers of
the company. And now another one
has added to the vexatioD The engrav-
ed bonds, which were successive]y pro-
missed by the company executing the
work on September lst, and again the
7th, will not be ready for delivery until
the 2lst inst. Meantime the estimates
have been completed for the entire
work up to September 1st, and as soon
as the money arrives full payment will
be made. Owing to :he criticisms which
have been INDUCED in by some persons,
the Herald has taken pains to avail
itself Of all the information possible, and
is thoroughly convinced that there is
not the slightest foundation for doubling
the soundness Of the company and its
contractor, and the good faith of the
managers of the enterprise. Letters
from President Conkey explaining the
entire matter, have been submitted to
the writer, and having the utmost con-
fidence i'll him, the Herald feels that
our citizens may rest assured that the
delays are very near all end. The road
will be completed to the state line and
in running order within ninty days
Large additions have been made to the
working force during the past week
There is no occasion for the least un-
easiness. The Duluth, Huron & Den
yer has come to stay as an independent
line, rumors and surmises to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-09-23
Prairie Fires.

The season OF the year is at hand when
farmers residing on the prairies must be
on their guard against fires, says Farm,
Stock and Home. The annual loss to
the farmers residing on our western
prairies by these fires is enormous.
Houses, barns, stables, stock, grain and
fences are the frequent victims of prai-
rie fires. These fires are semi-annual,
but generally are more destructive in fall
than spring. The best, and about the
only, protection that farmer can take
at this late season is to plow clear around
his farm q few burrows; rod or so fro III
them plow few more; then on still,
dry day burn the grass between tho
plowings. This is the safest plan we
know of. If not convenient to plow
around the whole farm, there is no cx-
cuse for not doing SO around the build
ings and the grain stacks. Let the space
between the furrows to be turned over
be of sufficient width 50 that there will
be no possibility of the fire leaping over
it. We once lost several miles of fence,
and came near losing i've or six hundred
head Of sheep, together will. valuable
farm buildings, just because we did
not make the space wide enough to pre-
vent the fire from crossing. The farmer,
whatever else he does, should never at
tempt to back-set a fire around his
premises on windy day, nor even on a
still one, unless he has plenty Of help at
hand to aid if it should get the advant-
age of him,
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What q Question:!

"Will Cleveland dabble in politi cs on
his western trip?" is the question asked
by an exchange. Why, certainly not.
He will 20 through the country doing
every thing he can to make the people
forget that his name is mentio ned for
the presiden cy, and if in any way
through the foolishness of a member Of
the party anything happ ems to strength
en- him politically he will be gentleman
c nough to knock it all into cooked hat
and endeavor to strengthen the repub-
licans. Who ever thought of such a
thing as a president ofthe United States
dabbIing in politics. Of course as a
matter of courtesy he may do little
quiet work in the interest OF Mr.. Blaine,
but his intention, as we understand it,
is to jump from the train and take to
the woods if anything in his own inter-
ests is advanced bismarck Tribune.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-09-23
Gov. Hill Favors Cleveland.


PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19.-The presi-
dent gave reception to the governors
of the different states in his parlors after
the parade on last Friday. It was no.
ticeable that Cleveland and Hill stood
apart from the others for some time,
and after the president had shaken
hands with the other governors and
they had retired, Gov. Hill remained
and the president and he chatted and
laughed for a long time. A prominent
Republican of this state, who has held
high offices in the gift Of the people,
asked one of Gov. Hills staff that night
while they were, standing in the hotel
corridors, near the cashiers desk:
''How about Hill for President?"
"Oh, that was all fixed in New York
three days ago." was the answer, "Iast
Tuesday night. Hill will not be a candi-
date. He and his friends willbe for
Cleveland for the nomination"
The prominent Republican was sur
prised and said: "You don't mean itp'
"Oh, yes. do. Hill and his friends
are for Cleveland for a, second term. AS
saidta moment ago that was all fixed
last Tuesday night" -.es
Il was also related that Gov. Fill, as
Tan ambitious man, succumbed to his fate
not without disappointment. Gov. Hill
was reminded that he was still young
man and that ne was growing steadily u
Ipolitcal popularity, and that by bsins
reelscted governor, Of New York, he
a[wonld be a stronger card for the pres.
dentiaI nomination in 1892 than in. 1885
sIaud he was assured that the friends d
i Hill and the friends Of Cleveland would
stand by him To- q man for President il
stlsg2 After this II Nas openly annonncei
3by Hill that DO Wollid be for Cieyelxnl
fok2 sec1nd ten,
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Herr Most, the New York An
Z. -. archiSt. is Angry.

. The sustaining Of the death sentence
of the Chicago anarchists has raised a.
howl from their sympathizers. A large
meeting was held in New York Monday
evening, and Herr Most made violent
speech in which, he said:
Friends and anarchists, is it unlawful
to have free speech in this county :?
What are these men guilty of? !? Are they
thieves or murderers? They fought
against the numbering police and rob.
bing capitalists. You cannot allow that
hanging to take place. Arm yourselves.
and for every drop of blood that is shed
from our friends let it cost human life.
The capitalists shall be the first to suffer.
No one shall escape his just dues. The
twelve jurors, the judges and detective
Bpies will not sleep very souhdly at pres
ent. Let them beware. The time ii
|approaching when We VII Be forced tc
.nss firearms II n1ust come; % Is pre-.
|pafed Let there 30 8 social revolu.
lion. I,
~ sas aiaIii1,y i 1os s,
sod form, 3 ~ ~ So s.s
III M sss q s5ss ss
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The Burned Minneapolis Saw
Mills. 49, =. +

Minneapolis Lumberman: The deg
truction of all the saw mills On The east
side water power, five in number, which
occurred on Saturday evening last, was q
misfortune, although the question has
been for some time past asked whether
these water mills had not served their
usefulness. If the mills had been burn
ed month or two later, when the saw
ing season would naturally have been
brought to an end, their destruction
would not have been a disaster, except
to the Individual owners, whose insur-
ance naturally does not cover their in
vestment. But the burning of the mills
will result in the still further reduction
of the lumber cut in Minneapolis, the
carrying over of larger number of logs,
and in still further reducing the stocks
of lumber. already smaller than they
should be to meet current demand. Be-
sides this large number of men, who
have had at best but q short season of
work, are thrown out of employment
But the mills have been for some time
at a disadvantage. Their location re-
quired that the lumber cut at these
mills should be hauled a long distance
to yards, which from year to year have
by the growth of the city
have crowded further out. During the
current season low water has crippled
the power, and made it "a difficult thing !
to get the logs regularly to the mills, |
while the owners have been paying for
water power, and at the same time pay
ing c. A. Pillsbury &: Co. s75 per day
for using steam on one side Of their
flour mill instead of taking pretty much |
all the water. It has been foregonc |
conclusion for some time that the mills
must give way, and seek locations up the |
river where the only power to DC used |
Will be steom, and where ample piing
room can be secured contiguous to the
mills. This will undoubtedly be done
by such mill owners as undertake to re-
build the burned structures. If some of
the firms conclude to abandon the saw
mill business altogether it is very GER
tain that their places will be filed with !
other mill men. New and better mills |
will spring up. The time is particularly
faorable for mill building. The mod
ern saw mill is more efficient and eco
nomlcal collection of machinery than
the saw mill to which period most of the
mills burned belonged. Large fires have
never proven lastingly disastrous in
Minneapolis. On the contrary.
quite the reverse. More and |
better mills followed the explosion
OF the old Washburn A -four
mill, and better mills will naturally fol-
low the five burned last Saturday even
ing. The disaster, therefore, is only a
temporary onr. There may he some i
loss to individuals owners and en-
p'oycs-and some loss of trade, but ul-
tlmately good will grow out of the fire,
because the manufacturers will be better
situated to compete with manufacturers
elsewhere than they could possibly have
been SO long as their lumber was cut at
tle water mills.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-09-23

In the recent labor procession in New
York over 30 900 men were in line and
sixty bands and drum corps. Chicago
turned out on the same day over 25 900
men, Brooklyn 10000, Albany 5000
Troy 10000, Syracuse 1000, Boston 30
600. Cincinnati 10000 and Baltimore,
Trenton, Rochester, Pittsburg
and hundreds Of other cities turned
out in like force. ''Organized labor is
the coming power of this country and
the leaders Of the two great parties
now in existence will have to meet the
labor question with arguments, not si-
lence. 1t is significant that men like
Henry George, DR.. McGlynn and others
OF like stamp can hold audiences of ten
to twenty thousand people night after
night, and the fact also remains that
much of their talk is good hard sense
Ex.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-09-23
Dirty Wheat at Duluth.

1
1t is good thing the railroad and
warehouse commissioners came here and
examined into the matter of inspecting
and weighing dirty Dakota wheat with
their own eyes. By their decisions in
the matter all dispute is settled. The
commissioners saw with their own eyes
q car of western Minnesota or Dakota
wheat docked seven and one-tenth
pounds per bushel for the dirt that was
put in the scales and weighed to an
ounce, after the owner who came also,
refused to accept dockage of six
pounds per bushel before wheat and dirt
were weighed. The owner of the whea
was astounded when he found his wheat
lost SO much for dirt weighed out, and
went back to the farm with & bug in his
ear. This instance is but one of many.
There is something peculiar about new
wheat this season. 1t is the dirtiest on
record, though just why is poser to
tho farmers. The elevators here are
troubled even more than farmers by the
dirt, to clean the wheat being a natter
Of six or eight runs through the clean
ing process. Western farmers would do
better for themselves if they would fan
and clean their wheat at home, and GER
tainly they would do much better for
the Duluth elevators, which would a
thousand times over prefer to receive
clean wheat than dirty and be saved SO
mucn loss of time
Another thing, now that tho railroad
commissioners have been on the ground
and seen and dulyexamineda good many
specimens Of dirty wheat, their decision
will set at rest all charges made in Dako-
ia and western Minnesota against Duluth
elevators Of excessive or unfair dockage
on wheat for dirt. The commissioner
know by personal inspection that the
dirt is in the wheat and that the elevat-
ors are simply doing their duty in
throwing it out and deduct,ng what they
are positively forced to throw out.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-09-23

If you want to make your best girl
thoroughly and entirely happy. write
these lines in her authograph album:
"When Paris on Mount Ida stood
And gave the prize to Venus fair,
'"Twas lucky for that pagan belle
That pretty (Annie, Vera, Flossie
Mollie or whatever her name isl
wasn't there"
Little Falls transcript., 1887-09-23

Mrs. C.-Doctor, you were at the last
illness of my eldest boy?
Doctor-Yes.
Mrs. C.-You also tended professional.
ly my first husband, who died?
Doctor-Yes.
Mrs, C.-Well, my second husband is
sick, and would like you to zee hin
through, too.---Life. ~.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-09-23

What is al infant2 Something that
makes Il pocket Of its mouth. Troy
Times.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-09-23

81 would like to get your custom" said
a drummer to the fakir who worked the
walking cane and ring game at Coney
Island. 'Our house can supply you
with canesat cut rates" " g.. 49,
81 don't need any, young man.. re-
piled the fakir with smile. II laid in
this stock five years ago and it will last
a lifetime. # you want to sell any goods
you must get hold Of a man who is just
going into the business" ~:
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OFFIt1I A..

r NMAN SICEOk. Eeglstcr OF Deeds, Morrison
lLCounty, MINI. viii furnish Abstracts OF Title
Pays Taxes. Has Lands for sale. Office at the
Court House, Little Falls. Mimi
9 z. FULLER, Justice of the Peace and Cour::
-. Commissioned, OiicC on the second hOOr Of
Narcotics Block. Oak street, Little Falls, Mimi.